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RNZ
The government is being warned against introducing a pre-departure Covid-19 test for desperate Kiwis trying to get home from high-risk countries.
The Conversation
New Zealand scores well against other countries — especially over its handling of the pandemic — but there are still areas that need improving.
the Guardian
Booming prices – fuelled in part by Covid – are a threat to the Kiwi dream of home ownership. The government must show leadership
1 NEWS
The economy has had a crazier year than most thanks to the pandemic.
RNZ
Taxpayers have stumped up an extra $550 million to pay public-sector employees in the last year.
RNZ
New Zealand has congratulated UK and the EU on the Brexit deal agreed this morning - four-and-a-half-years after the British people voted to leave the EU.
1 NEWS
Armstrong gives a few none-too-serious suggestions for the festive season.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delivered a heartfelt Christmas message to New Zealand, giving a special shout out to the Kiwis who have to work...
1 NEWS
The PM acknowledged families may be facing a tough Xmas amid Covid-19.
RNZ
Youth offending rates are falling, but Oranga Tamariki says that is no excuse to take the foot off the pedal.
Newsroom
New Zealand is set to be divided into four large regions to manage drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, in the biggest local government shake-up since the amalgamations of the 1980s.
RNZ
Transport officials have warned the government that expertise within an existing agency will need to be bolstered or an entirely new organisation will need to be established.
The Standard
There is always plenty of bad news when it comes to nature in New Zealand, but this year has had an accumulation of good.
RNZ
The New Zealand government is offering an additional $2 million in assistance to Fiji in response to Cyclone Yasa.
1 NEWS
The retail group came under fire earlier this year for its job cuts.
RNZ
Data shows there are now 15,000 mortgages in arrears, up 2000 from September.
Stuff
Voters had heightened expectations of the 2020 election, and at Stuff we recognised that meant lifting our game around how we covered the big night.
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By Special Correspondent - December 21, 2020
The Conversation
The pandemic delivered a political year like no other. The risk now is that the country returns to a 'normal' that wasn't working to start with.
Stuff
James Shaw and Marama Davidson say they are in for the next election - if the party will have them.
The Spinoff
For years now, people who should know better have been spreading misinformation about Ihumātao. Now that a deal has been made, it’s time to set the record straight on some of these repeated falsehoods. Didn’t ‘the iwi' sell the land in the first place? Nope, the block of land named the Ōruarangi b
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The Government plans to spend 1 per cent of New Zealand's entire economy shoring up the border following a damning report.
Stuff
OPINION: A neat solution has been found so that all parties can walk away happy.
RNZ
The decision takes into account Covid-19 and the risks the pandemic poses for the economy during that period.
RNZ
The government is pumping another almost $3 billion into its Covid-19 response after a report identified failings with its testing strategy.
RNZ Summer
2020 was a punishing and relentless year in politics, both abroad and at home. We take a look back at the ‘unprecedented’ year.
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